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FROM
CUBA
Celebration
rubs Havana residents the wrong way"
HAVANA, Cuba, August 25 (www.cubanet.org) - The
government threw a street party in Palma Soriano,
celebrating the successful production of books
and school supplies destined for Cuba's cooperative
effort with Venezuela and irked local residents
pointed out that the same supplies are not available
for Cuban children.
The official reason for the celebration was the
completion by the Cuban-Spanish joint venture
"Haydée Santamaría" of
a rush order destined for "Mission Robinson,"
a measure attributed to Venezuelan president Hugo
Chávez and carried out with Cuban logistical
support.
The all day party, which one observer called
a "carnival," featured Venezuelan diplomats,
political speeches, and flags of both countries.
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